The effects of venture capitalists on the governance of firms

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-45

  Bonini, Stefano ^a   Alkan, Senem ^a   Salvi, Antonio ^b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Jean Monnet University   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corporate Governance; Venture Capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84155195149     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2011.00888.x     Document Type: Article

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